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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 14th, 2019
Saturday’s minor league baseball action was a bit topsy-turvy with AAA hitting numbers still being wild, but the majority of the crazy run environments coming from the International League and the top pitching performances at the level coming from the Pacific Coast League. Let’s take a look at the rest of the top performers from Saturday’s action: Hitters AAA Jake Elmore, Indianapolis, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, 2B Gavin Lux, Oklahoma City, 3-7, 3 R, RBI, K, 3B, HR Jonathan Morales, Gwinnett, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB Sheldon Neuse, Las Vegas, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, HR Brian O’Grady, Louisville, 3-5, 3 R, 8 RBI, 2 K, 2…
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2019 MLB Draft team-by-team strategy: AL West
As we continue our review of each team’s potential draft strategy for the 2019 MLB draft, we reach the American League West, a division with two of the bottom four bonus pools in the draft and only one team even in the top half of the game in bonus pool money. Houston Astros 2018 Record: 103-59 (lost ALCS)Bonus Pool: $5,355,100Day 1 selections: 2 (32,68)Day 2 selections: 8 (106,136,166,196,226,256,286,316) Draft Strategy The Astros have been smart with pursuing high-aptitude high school players in the draft while also focusing on versatility and athleticism in their college selections. That could serve them well in this draft that has a number of top high…
